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NURSERY FOLDING CHAIR.

. Patented Sept. '7, 1886.

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FLOYD B. \VILSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NURSERY FOLDING CHAIR.

fiP flC-lf'lGA'l'lON forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,939, dated September 7, 1886.

Application filed March 27, 1884.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FLOYD B. \VILSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Nursery Folding Chairs, of which the following is aspeeification.

My invention relates to a childs folding nursery-chair, of which a full and clear description will be given hereinafter.

The first part of my invention consists of one or more layers of thin slats of stiff materiaL-such as good vulcanized fiber or papier-mach, &c.'-each having one of their surfaces glued to a continuous sheet of flexible material-such as cloth, canvas-01 the whole forming one sheet. These slats are laid closely together, so as to form a smooth surface when a pressure is brought to bear on the exposed surfaces thereof. One portion of this sheet, as named above, forming the seat, the other portion forming the footguard. The portion forming the seat is provided with an aperture, usually employed in nurserychairs. The edge of this aperture is covered with elastic material, the object of which is to prevent the cracks formed by the abutting edges of the slats from pinching the child when seated thereon, and also to allow the slats to be folded against each other when packing it for transportation. 2

The second part of my invention consists of two or more projecting lugs arranged on the upper surface, which lugs may be made in various shapes, such as a dovetail and similar shapes.

The third part of my invention consists of two or more legs provided with grooves corresponding with the lugs on the seat of the chair. The'legs are mounted with a carpeting,canvas,or other flexible material, the object of which is to provide a back-rest as well as arm-suppo'rts. One or more of the legs may carry a locking pin or bolt adapted for holding the legs in position.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective View of the chair in its complete form. Fig. 2 represents a development of the seat and foot-hoard. Fig. 3 is a section Serial No. 125,688. (No model.)

sents an enlarged detail sectional view of one of the legs and seat. Fig. 5 represents the chair as being folded up preparatory to transportation. Fig. 6 represents a side view of the nursery chair, showing the rear legs curved and braced to the forward legs by means of stays. Fig. 7 is a modified form of the seat, composed of three pieces held together by means of hinges.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings, in whichor represents the thin slats of wood or vulcanized fiber glued to the sheet of cloth I).

c is the aperture in the portion (1 forming the seat,the portion 0 forming the foot-guard.

f are the lugs arranged on the upper surface of the seat, said lugs corresponding with the grooves g of the legs h, which legs are held in position by means of the pins 2'.

k is the carpeting secured to the legs 71, which carpeting forms the back and arm-rests.

h are eyes adapted to receive corresponding means of a table usually employed in chairs of this character. The eyes h may also receive the ends of a supporting or protecting strap when dispensing with the table.

The legs of the chair may be braced, if necessary,in any convenient manner.

Mode of operation: The lugs l .and 2 are first inserted in their respective grooves of the legs 5 and 6, which are then locked by the locking-pins 1', after which the legs 3 and 4 are moved forward until the grooves therein shall have covered the lugs 7 and 8, which are then locked by their locking-pins i, the result of which forming a complete chair, as herein described.

Vhen necessary, the parts may be taken apart easily and quickly and rolled up in a compact form, around which may be fastened the ordinary shawl-strap, thus makingit an indispensable article for the nursery when traveling.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv

1. In a nursery folding chair, the combination of the seat (I, having projecting lugsf and leg and foot-guard e integral therewith, and

both formed of strips (1, fastened to a sheet of 100 flexible materiahwith legs having grooves into Signed at New York, in the county of New which said lugs f fit, and fastening devices,as York and State of New York, this 27th day and for the purposes set forth. of March, A. D. 1884.

2. In a nursery folding chair, the legs h, 5 providedwithgroovesg,1ocking-pinsi,carpet- FLOYD B. XVILSON.

ing k, forming the back and arn1-rests,in combination with a folding seat provided with \Vitnesses:

lugs corresponding with the groove 9, to which J. A. HURDLE,

they are locked, substantially as shown and GEQRGE BECKER. 10 described. 

